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HAY BAKE. y l APPLICATION min JAN/3, 1920.

Patelld DBG.4 14, 1920.

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HAY-RA KE.

Application lerli January 3, 19-20. Serial No.

To all 'Lo/toml t may concern Be it known that I, VVEsLny KoUNS, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Salina, inthe county of Saline and State of Kansas, have invented a new and Improved Hay-Rake, of which the following isv a full, clear, and exact description'.

Thisinvention relates to farm tools and implements, and particularly to rakes. More specifically, the invention relates. to a `motolpropelled hay rake or a combination hay rake and motor truck.

An object of my invention to provide a hay rake in the form of an attachment which may be used in connection with any form of motor vehicle, such as a motor truck` for the' varied line of purposes to which rakes are pnt on the farm `and in tivities. y, It is a furtlienmirlmse of my invention to provide an improved form of hay-rake attachment which is easy'and convenient to connect upto a motor truck and remove therefrom.

a gricultural acsimple to operate, inexpensive in construc- V tion, and unlikely to get out ot working' `'in the aecoinpanynur drawings.

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lith the above and other objects in View, the invention has relation to the improved hay rake, and combination ralwand motor truck` as set forth iu the Several appended .claims defining this invention` and (me Dmctical embodiment of which the followmpr specification.

is described in and illustrated Figure? l' slimvs a perspective view ot' a,

ake mounted on the trout end ot a motor truck.

thel rake-dumping mechanism.

A farm tool and rake constructed in accordance with the purposes of my invention Fie. l Shows a trav'meutarv detail view ot' employ a toothed rake having' a reach bar and bracket ymounted thereon. The rake'is Aconnected up to any sultable motor truck or motor vehicle. by attaching the reach Specification of Letters Patent.

'workingf position of the Slmple and easy to mount on a My invention also contemplates the eonstruction of a hay rake of slmphfied design,

' have on Patented Dec. 14, 1920.

bar and bracket tothe axle and frame ot' the car.4 The rake also has adumping mechanism which may )e conveniently operated by themotor-truc driver for governing the teeth. The rake is motor truck or car and has a varied line ot uses in agricultural work. I

In presenting a more detailed description of my invention, there'is -'pointed out the plurality of rake teeth (i pointing forward in parallel relation with the rear ends of the teeth fixed to a frame. The trame essentially comprise-s a rakebar 7 anda complementary beam 8 spaced above and parallel to the rakebar. Frame brackets 9 are made` in the shape of a triangle and are used to complete the rake frame by bolting one corner, or the upper corner, to the beam S, with the two lower corners bolted to the rear ends of the rake teeth (iv and the rake bar T. A number ot these framefbrackets 9 are employed to complete the Vrake frame and for spacing the rake barfT and beam 8 apart in ri-gid and strong relation.

The rear ends of the rake teeth project somewhat beyond the rake bar 7, and a bolt three parts together. There 1s a toothed bar ll fined to the back ends boltinpr each tooth to said bar ll. as shown in Fig. Q.

The rake bar T and the toothed bar 11 are spacedv apart'and each me isl bolted or otherwise fastened to the indiviihlalteeth. A This construction cans the teeth 6 to project forward in lixed pos tion and parallel one to the 11 actinpr Ato prevent loose movement of- `the teeth 6. The lower rear end of each frame bracket may be bolted to theV toothed bar lll and teeth (3l in order to firmly anchor the three parts together. This construction provides a rigid rake trame having,V a triangular cross section. The triangular rake trame functions to support the long rake teeth G iny their forwardly projecting and vworking.,r position. f

. There is provided suitable attachment means for use in mounting the rake on a motor car or truck -in order that the agriculturist may use this rake` in connection with any appropriate motor vehicle he mav the farm. To this end, apair of other, the bars v" fand of theteeth 6 by -eo reach bar and in other ends ofthe reach bars maybe attached to the front axle of a motor truck. The rear ends of the reach bars 14 are also provided with cuits 17 securely attached to the reach bar with bolts, Which may be `removed in4 order to connect and disconnect the rake with the motor truck. A bracket i6 comprises a piece of stock iron and is made in the form of a loop to hold the rake bar 7. There are .a pair ot these brackets i6 einployed for the purpose of conneoting\the rake Wlth a motor car, andthe brackets are spaced .apart on the rake bar 'i' with each 20 is fixed to each endfof the sha-tt i8.

bracket located near a reachbar 14.

There is a dumping mechanism 'employed lfor the purpose of raising and lowering the forward end of the rake teeth. There is 'provided avshaft 18 journaled in bearing i blocksv 19 fixed to the motor truck. A lefer ne of the levers 20 is ezttended `to provide an operating handle or lever in' order to derive considerable leverage over the required dumping actions of the rake. Each lever 20 has .one end of a link 21 pivotally connected thereto, While the other ends of the links 2l. connect with the rake beam 8.

In mounting the rake, as above ldescribed in operative position on a motor ical', it is necessary to attach reach bars 14 to the ront axle 25 of the motor truck. bolting the cuits 17 and mounting them on the shaft 25, after which the reach. bars 1% are again bolted up to the cuiis. The brackets 16 are next connected to the frame 26 ofthe motor truck by bolting the upper ends of said brackets to the forward end or" the motor-truck frame. It isseen how the two reach bars 14: hold the rake bar 7 forward oi the motor truck and' in spaced, parallel.

relation to the axle' oii the truck. The brackets l@ act to'su'pport and bold the relie bar 7' and the. rake frame above the ground in order Vtliatrthe rear ends of the rake teeth will notY drag on the ground, and also to -provide adequate clearance to permit the rear ends of the rake teeth 'to be tilted up and down during the dumping operation. The front end of the rake ,may be raised and lowered by `'moving the long lever 2Oy back and forth. This action exerts a pull through both links 21 on the top ofthe rake frame 9- to pivot the rake bar 7 in the cuits 15 of theA the loop bracket 16. In' this Way the rake may be tilted up and down on the supports by actuating the lever SBO.v

Iirthe operation of this con'ibinationhay rake and motor truck, lit is only necessary the outer ends of the- This is accomplished by un.

to assemble theralre on the front end of the motor truck as hereinbe'fore described. rihe loperator Will then draw the lever 20 'for- Ward, 'which lifts the rake to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3. The' operator may then drive the rake to any part of the field to be Worked, and brings the rake int'o service position' by lifting the lever to a normal vertical position, wliichlowers the rake teeth to the ground for picking up hay and straw as the motor` is driven across the meadow. for harvesting. After a load oi hay, or a rakeiuLhas .been gathered, the operator may then drive the loadto any appropriate place for storing the hay;

*the* rake by lowering the teeth 6 on the ground and backing the motor truck away rom the load of hay which is dragged from 'Ithe rake by engaging the ground as the 'truck is backed awa-y.

This combination hay rake and motor "i truck provides an indispensable combination for general farm Work7 as the farmer is never put to the necessity of buying a separate power-driven rake. With this tool the agriculturist has v of the motor car when the rake is not in use. Having thus described my invention, what I desire tosecure by Letters' Patent is:

l. A rake in combination with a motor truck7 comprising a toothed rake, attachment means associated with the vrake for mounting said rake on a motor truck, and a dumping mechanism employed for raising and lowering the rake 'relatively to the ground and adapted when forwardly displaced to raise the rake and when reartor truckyeomprising a plurality of rake teeth7 a rectangular rait?. frame carryin the rake teeth, a set of reach bars employee. on the rake frame to connect the` rake with a motor truck, a set of brackets employed ortlie rake may be used in piling the liayin Wind-- frame carrying theI rake 1 0 full and unobstructed use on the rake frame to connect the rake with a'motor truck, and a lever arranged to raise and lower the rake teeth. l 1,

4. An attachment rake for usein connection with motor-driven vehicles, comprising a rake frame, a lplurality of rake teeth mounted on the frame, reach bars carried on the frame, attachment brackets carried on the frame, said reachbars and attach- ,ment brackets employed for the purpose oi connecting the reke with e motor truck, and

' connected withthe rake frame, the lest two members recited being employed to mount the reke on a, motor car; a peu;A of levers pivotcd-on the motor car, end links connect- 1 ing the pair of levers below the pivots thereof with the ralrerframe to raise'the rake by lowering .the lever land lower the rake by raisin the'lever. y

6. n a rake construction comprisin a rake frame, atubular rake bar employe in connection with the rake frame, a plurality of rake teeth fixed to the tubular rake bar, u number of attachment brackets pivotally connected with the rake bar to connect the rake Ato u vehicle, .and e lever to raise and lower the rake, said lever being connected with the rake below its pivot point and al lapted when extended forwardly in a horizontal )osition to ,reise the rake and when elevate rake.

l WESLEY KOUNS."

4to e vertical position, to lower the y 

